It was deeply important for me to understand where Mandela came from. Because we know where he was going, and that's a famous story, but who was he? Where did he come from? What was his upbringing?

Waking up in TRUTH is so much better than living in a lie.

What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world.

I want to go to Sierra Leone with something - whether it's some sort of contribution to healthcare, or to the entertainment industry. My cousin is a nurse; we are talking about opening a clinic.

I'm never shaken or stirred.

My Father always told me that a fool at 40 is a fool for life.

I was always a real athletic kid. Then when I got older, I just figured it was part of life to keep training.

The less I talk about being black, the better.

I've been DJing mostly, and most DJs end up producing. That's just me.

I knew that if I wanted to be all I could be, I would have to go to the US. It took three years to get the accent right.

I'm tactile, very tactile. A woman who has really nice, looked-after skin is such a turn-on for me. It's always sexy.

The more you love, the more you give, the more you get.

I hit your thigh!”“Oh, please. A man doesn’t need that long to recover from a knee to the thigh.

Don't confuse the finger for the moon

All the goodness of a good egg cannot make up for the badness of a bad one.

There are only two kinds of math books: Those you cannot read beyond the first sentence, and those you cannot read beyond the first page.

Beginning is not only a kind of action. It is also a frame of mind, a kind of work, an attitude, a consciousness.

I never feel like I conquered the day and did everything I possibly should have, could have, would have.

What’s old doesn’t need to be old-fashioned. It gets reborn.

Have you ever seen a donkey smelling a beautiful rose? Donkeys aren't interested in roses, they like thorn bushes or watermelon rinds!

Apparently, despite my awareness of its pejorative connotation, procrastinating is something I fall victim to quite frequently. I'm not proud of it; I'm just being honest.